03.02.2016

Crowborough 1 vs Brighton 1

A strong Brighton team took home the win in the latest MidSussex Chess League Division 1 clash.

 
29 Jan   Crowborough 1       Brighton & Hove 1  
1 196 Kemp, Peter D ½ - ½ Carron, Julien C 209
2 190 Elliston, Robert V ½ - ½ James, Geoffrey H 196
3 172 Liu, David J ½ - ½ Brewer, Callum D 192
4 166 Ahluwalia, Amardip 0 - 1 Henshaw, John C 185
5 114 Dunn, Chris C 0 - 1 Batchelor, Paul A 173
Av: 168   1.5   3.5   191

Our team fought hard and despite being outgraded on every board held three games to a draw.

Our first team target is mid-table this year so this was not one of our crucial matches. The next three games will decide whether the season is a success or not.

Fixtures

Fri 19 Feb 16
 1st
 Eastbourne 1
 Away

Fri 26 Feb 16
 1st
 Haywards Heath 1
 Home

Tue 15 Mar 16
 1st
 Horsham 2
 Away

Fri 22 Apr 16
 1st
 Horsham 1
 Home

MSCL Division 1 Table

Pos Team P W D L GW GL G+/- Pts
1 Brighton & Hove 1 5 4 1 0 13 3 10 9
2 Worthing 1 4 4 0 0 8 0 8 8
3 Hastings & St L 1 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 5
4 Horsham 1 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 5
5 Horsham 2 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 3
6 Haywards Heath 1 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 3
7 Lewes 1 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 3
8 Crowborough 1 5 1 1 3 3 8 -5 3
9 Eastbourne 1 5 1 0 4 4 11 -7 2
10 Brighton & Hove 2 4 0 1 3 3 9 -6 1

I received an email today from our club life member Bob Hanna recalling a famous victory he had against Brighton.

I suspect the following 'opening' would not have been successful against the current Brighton team. Also apologies to our younger members who will possibly not understand the 'descriptive notation' and will recognise the moves as the 'OMG Opening'.



“Blackburne’s Shilling Game”

                                      WHITE                        BLACK (Blackburne)             
 

                                       1.    P – K4                          P – K4

                                       2.    Kt- KB3                        Kt – QB3

                                       3.   B -  B4

 This is the ordinary Giuoco Piano opening, but now Black offers a pawn by moving :-

                                                                                     Kt – Q5 (this is the trap)

                                        4. Kt x P

thinking he may be able next move to fork the Black Q and R because his B  is backing up his Kt :-

                                                                                     Q – Kt4

                                          5. Kt x BP                          Q x  KtP

And now White is lost irretrievably.  He was foolish when he took the unguarded pawn.

                                            6. R – B1                           Q x KP (check)

                                            7. B – K2                           Kt – B6 mate (!)

I tried this ‘game’  in a match against a Brighton Chess Club member. 

(I thought of using this Blackburne’s Shilling Game !)

Within minutes, my colleagues in the Crowborough team , were taken aback when I called out    CHECK MATE !!